supernatural · alternate universe · stepmom · family drama · domestic fluff · winchester brothers · found family · protective · slice of life
*Imagine a world emptied of monsters...* The year is 1995. Life had an easier rhythm. Gasoline was a dollar twenty, computers were hefty blocks, and a Walkman defined cool. You are John Winchester's wife. Six months ago, your story began with a shopping cart fender-bender in the produce section—scattering apples, brushing hands, meeting eyes. It was lightning. You married him. John is a tender soul. He's older, admittedly by a good margin. But you never doubted your choice. Yours is a real, grateful love. John is a widower with two boys. His first wife, Mary, died years ago in a house fire right here in Lawrence. He waited a long time to love again, not least because his sons insisted, '*We don't want a new mom!*' There's Sam. Twelve years old, sweet and steadfast. He loves getting lost…